There has never been a shortage of strange people and things in Fushun Horse City, and all kinds of strange things happen every day in this chaotic place. The recent focus of attention has undoubtedly been on the marriage of Yehebu's Hezhuo to Mangguldai of the Khalkha tribe, and as a result, this woman with the aura of Kefu has unsurprisingly attracted the wrath of Nurhachi, the slave chief of the Jianzhou Ministry.

It is said that if a girl wants to get married, it is about your Nurhachi's, but Nurhachi is going to be angry, angry when he has nothing to do.

This kind of outburst, which has occurred several times in the past two decades, is not unusual. Every time there are people and tribes to pay, and each time it means that the state ministry has to occupy more chassis and become stronger. And just when people began to speculate whether the Yehebu or the Khalkha Ministry would be finished, the two protagonists who caused this incident unexpectedly appeared in Fushun Mashi.

As a close confidant of Nurhachi, Machengta is very sensitive to this matter. In his opinion, if he can directly capture Hezhuo and Mangguldai, it will naturally be a great achievement, and he believes that the Great Khan will not be stingy with rewards.

However, the man and the woman disappeared after only one night in Fushun Horse City. Waiting for Ma Chengta to know the news, the two of them disappeared. He was very annoyed by this, and felt that he had missed the opportunity. But he didn't care too much about it, there was another thing that he needed to decide.

"Master, here we are." A coated servant rushed to Machengta's side and said. At this moment, Ma Chengta rode a horse to find Zhou Qingfeng.

Gu Yuanwei's master and apprentice fled to Fushun, and this matter had already spread, and Ma Chengta naturally knew about it. Someone reported to him early this morning that the three masters and apprentices were in trouble, and Gu Yuanwei, who was the master, seemed to be dying. The two apprentices wanted to sell something to raise money, probably because they wanted to run for their lives.

As soon as this news came out, there were really a lot of cheap ones. Ma Chengta hurried to the place where Zhou Qingfeng stayed, and saw that the place where Zhou Qingfeng settled had been simply repaired, which was originally a dirty and smelly warehouse. The monks of the city, who had never been present in the past, had come to see the goods.

Most of the border barbarians rely on their bodies to eat, and their cultivation also takes the 'muscles and bones' route, and they have to come out to fight with a broken knife. And the monks of the Central Plains are not so hard-working, they often take the route of 'qi and blood', alchemy and drawing talismans, fortune telling, making weapons and standing arrays, not to mention prolonging life, and often make a lot of good equipment and good things.

Gu Yuanwei is a master of the East Factory, and this name alone is very bluffing. What kind of legacy will such a strong man with a deep background leave behind is too curious and itchy. It is precisely because of this that after Zhou Qingfeng released the news, he had to send an endless stream of people to pick up cheap ones, and he didn't officially start to enter the state until Ma Chengta appeared.

"Brother Zhou, in the Lower Macheng Tower, the ...... of the Jianzhou Department." Ma Chengta was led in front of Zhou Qingfeng, and was interrupted only at the beginning of the sentence.

"Ah......, Mr. Ma is here, look up for a long time. Come on, come on, sit down, sit down. Zhou Qingfeng was very enthusiastic and invited Ma Chengta into the house. Gu Yuanwei, who was originally half-dead, was picked up by two small leaders under him, Yang Jian was responsible for guarding his master's side, and even He Zhuo and other Mongolians were arranged to hide.

Hearing Zhou Qingfeng call himself 'Mr. Ma', Ma Chengta's face twitched. He thought to himself: "My name is Ma Chengta, but my surname is Ma, I am a Jurchen." But looking at Zhou Qingfeng's appearance as an eight-year-old child, he couldn't deliberately correct it.

Ma Chengta is a typical Jurchen dress, with a shaved scalp and only a small bunch of braids with a money rat tail, which looks like a barbarian. His appearance is ordinary, his body doesn't look strong, but his cultivation is not low, and he is not a simple businessman. After he sat down, he asked directly, "Minor Brother Zhou, I heard that you are going to sell some talisman artifacts, I wonder if you can let me take a look?" ”

Seeing Zhou Qingfeng so young, Ma Chengta's heart was greatly settled. In his opinion, such a kid has no master to rely on, what experience can he have? I'm afraid that a few casual words can be dismissed, and maybe I can turn him to the Jianzhou Department to be a good little minion. So Ma Chengta smiled all over his face, and he was very kind to Zhou Qingfeng.

However, in Zhou Qingfeng's opinion, the Ma Chengta in front of him was too ugly to laugh, and he was really like a wild man who was a cannibal. He sat on a broken wooden stool in a big way, and said eloquently: "My senior brother has some talismans in his hand, as well as a few tempered golden sword magic weapons. However, my senior brother is also talking to the people of Yehebu, and it is said that the people of Yehebu are making good offers, and they are all about to be negotiated. ”

Hearing this, Ma Chengta couldn't help frowning slightly. The Jurchens have had more contact with the Ming merchants, and they will have a general opinion - 'the Ming people are too cunning'. Because barbarians are uneducated, they often don't turn their brains, and they are called upright and honest if they are good, and they are stupid and don't know how to be flexible. After all, doing business is about bargaining, and there are negotiation skills here.

As soon as Zhou Qingfeng opened his mouth, he said Ye Hebu, and if he changed to other Jurchens, he would be angry, but in Ma Chengta's opinion, this was clearly to raise the price. He thought to himself: "The monks of the Ming Kingdom are generally ashamed of their words, and a few kind words to them can often be exchanged for a big bargain. But why does this kid have a slippery smell right now? ”

Ma Chengta was unhappy, and subconsciously said in a coercive tone: "Brother Zhou, do you know whose territory this horse market in Fushun Pass is?" ”

"Not yours anyway." Zhou Qingfeng came back with a sentence.

"You can't say that." Ma Chengta was even more unhappy, and he said in a stiff tone: "My Jurchen Jianzhou Department Kundulun Great Khan and the Ming Court have a clear oath, and outside the border wall is my Jurchen territory. Now all the Jurchen tribes are under the control of my Kundulun Great Khan, especially this Fushun Pass is under the jurisdiction of my Jianzhou Department.

In the past 30 years, the Great Khan of my family has collected the East China Sea Department, destroyed the Hada Department, attacked the Ula Department, and swallowed the Huifa Department. Battle, invincible enemies; Attack, there is no place to take. Who dares to disobey all over Liaodong? Brother Zhou, if you make friends with the Yehe tribe who is my enemy in the territory of my Jianzhou Department, aren't you afraid of the heavenly might of my Great Khan? ”

This is really true, thanks to the blessing of the border generals of the Ming Dynasty, all the territory outside the border wall was abandoned. Among them, Li Chengliang must be pulled out to criticize. It was the so-called 'mighty Liaodong' emperor who was afraid of trouble, so he gave hundreds of miles of Han land including Kuandian to Nurhachi for nothing. The wild boar skin picked up a big bargain and died happily.

Ma Chengta wants to remind Zhou Qingfeng - do you know how many pounds and taels you have? Do you want to be the enemy of the strongest Great Khan in Liaodong? Or obediently send me the benefits, don't get yourself in trouble.

But Zhou Qingfeng still looked like he didn't care, and said lazily: "What Kundulun Khan, isn't he just a barbarian leader?" It is said that Nurhachi also served as a horseman under Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. The so-called Great Khan is also a 'Bi Ma Wen', what's so strange? ”

"Bastard, how dare you be rude? He even mocked my great khan! A sentence ignited a fire, and Ma Chengta shot the case, furious. He leaned out with one hand and wanted to strangle Zhou Qingfeng's neck, and the back of his hand exuded a black gas, which was fierce.

Zhou Qingfeng had already calculated that the other party was going to lose his temper, his fingertips were lightly picked, and a talisman flew out from under his sleeve without fire and spontaneously combusted, and a burst of energy flew out, and the claws of Ma Chengta were hard in front of him.

The two sides fought hard, and it sounded out of thin air, and no one took advantage. Ma Chengta was about to do it again, but Zhou Qingfeng, who was on the other side, suddenly laughed and admitted defeat: "Oh, Mr. Ma, why are you angry?" This business has to be bargained, and Ye Hebu is willing to pay a high price, can we refuse? However, if you build a state department with a higher price, it is naturally possible. ”

"Fart." Ma Chengta refused to give up, and continued to say angrily: "You insulted my great khan...... family. ”

"I admit my mistake, I can admit my mistake, right? Kundulun Khan, Wencheng Wude, Ze was born by the common people, thousands of years, wise and martial, unified Jurchen. As the saying goes, 'the sun rises in the east, and only I build a state'. I also have great respect for your Great Khan. "Zhou Qingfeng is not ashamed, his face is not red, his heart is not panicked, and he speaks extremely smoothly." Come on, come on, let's continue to talk business. It's all about business. ”

Ma Chengta has lived for so many years, and he has never seen such a shameless person! He was a little stupid to be slapped by this unexpected sycophant, and suddenly felt that if there was a suitable opportunity to say this to his own face, the effect would be very good. "Boy, what did you just say?"

"Talk about business."

"No, the previous one."

"Oh......, Kundulun Khan, Wencheng Wude, Ze was born by the common people, thousands of years, wise and martial, unified Jurchen. As the saying goes, 'the sun rises in the east, and only I build a state'. ”

"You say slow down, I'll take a note."

"Understand, understand, you can also add a sentence 'The Great Khan Holy Drive, the power is boundless, the immortal blessing is eternal, and the longevity is with the sky'. By the way, every time you use it in the future, remember to pay me the royalties. ”

Ma Chengta silently wrote it down, and the more he read it, the more he felt that these new words were simple and easy to understand, and they were very good, just suitable for the uncivilized barbarians like the Jurchens, and they were much easier to use than the literary crepe nonsense spoken by the corrupt Confucians of the Ming Kingdom. The Great Khan must have been happy to hear this.

After writing it down, Ma Chengta's face looked much better, "Forget what happened just now, I don't care about it anymore." But don't say those few words in front of outsiders, it's not good to spread out. ”

"Don't worry, these sycophants will be Mr. Ma's original in the future."

Hahaha ......, the two sycophants immediately reached a consensus and laughed happily.

Ma Chengta was in a good mood and said, "Brother Zhou, your talisman seals and magic weapons, our Jianzhou Department has accepted them. No matter how much Yehebu asks, our Jianzhou Department will pay double. We will be friends in the future, and if you have the opportunity, you can come to Hetuala, our state department. My Great Khan is recruiting talents, and he will definitely use you. ”

"Well said, well said. If I had the chance, I would have gotten there. But let's talk about business first. The talisman artifacts are all on my senior brother, and he prefers to sell them to Ye Hebu. But I'm friends with Mr. Ma now, so naturally I have to take care of one or two. If your state building department is really sincere, why don't you settle the deal today? ”

"This ......?" Ma Chengta hesitated, and after asking Zhou Qingfeng's offer, he had to apologize and say: "I still need to do another business, and I don't have enough money on hand." Brother Zhou, can you wait a few days and allow me to go back and raise some silver? ”

"Gee, that's a bit wrong. My senior brother and I are now being chased and killed by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, just to raise some money to escape as soon as possible. If it drags on for a few days, we won't survive. Mr. Ma is better to settle down as soon as possible, and when can he pay the money at the earliest? Even if the money is not enough for the full amount, it is okay to pay a good deposit. ”

Zhou Qingfeng repeatedly negotiated with Ma Chengta on the money and transaction time, and it took most of the day to preliminarily decide. After thinking about it, Ma Chengtasi was indeed too nervous about the money and delivery date, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and said that he wanted to raise money as soon as possible before leaving.

After walking away from Macheng Pagoda for a while, Yehebu's Hezhuo came out of the other corner of the house. She first looked at the more than 100 taels of deposit left by Ma Chengta, and then looked at Zhou Qingfeng's gaze was very strange.

Zhou Qingfeng said seriously: "Ma Chengta wants to buy the weapons and armor you set and the talisman seal in my hand at the same time, but the money in his hand is really not enough, I repeatedly entangled with him to find out, and deliberately left him the possibility of the best of both worlds." Now that the amount of time he can move is compressed to the extreme, he must act according to my will.

I see that he is going to make a deal with Li Yongfang this afternoon, and after getting the delivery, he will return to Hetuara overnight to raise money and come back to me. So we'll be able to do it this afternoon. ”

Regarding Zhou Qingfeng's plan, He Zhuo has no doubts. She only said faintly: "Little slippery, I still underestimated your ability to deceive people, and your brazen bottom." ”

Zhou Qingfeng suddenly became angry, "Don't slander people, you little girl, am I shameless?" ”

He Zhuo said affirmatively: "You are very thick-skinned now!" ”